2007-01-04 06:27:03 · 10 answers · asked by malavalla 3 in Sports ➔ Baseball
yeah it got Gaylord Perry to the hall
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaylord_Perry
2007-01-04 06:39:27 · update #1
It's never OK to cheat
2007-01-04 06:28:52 · answer #1 · answered by j b 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The line between acceptable and unacceptable seems to fall on cheating within the game on the field, and cheating elsewhere.
Stealing signs, throwing spitters, and the like are not publicly accepted, but all teams use this to compete, because it is part of the competition. The opponent can thwart the 'cheating' by changing signs, or calling out the pitcher. So, neither team really has an unfair advantage. Both teams are still competing on a level playing field.
Steroids or corked bats are different in that it is not as easy for the opponent to counteract these efforts. The only way to level the playing field in this case is to cheat just as much as your opponent, and that is not really within the context of the competition.
2007-01-04 08:00:02 · answer #2 · answered by Waldeck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No cheating is OK, but there are levels to it. Take the oft-used example of Perry's spitballing vs. Bonds' steroid use. There are several levels that they should be examined on:
1) Legality: In both cases, the actions are against the rules.
2) Detectability: Perry's cheating would have been detectable by any umpire who cared to check during the course of a game. Bonds' cheating would only be detectable by blood tests and often not even then, given that there is no reliable test for many of the substances he was using (and may still be using). Thus, Perry was taking a risk and would have been willing to accept the consequences of his actions if caught; Bonds, on the other hand, was cheating in a practically undetectable way.
3) Frequency: Perry's cheating was acute - that is, he only cheated occasionally. Bonds' was chronic - every time he took the field he was cheating by having used steroids.
4) Effect on the game: Perry was not among the elite of the game without cheating - he maybe turned his above-average skills into a great career, but the difference didn't make him appreciably better than many other pitchers of the time. Bonds, on the other hand, was one of the greatest players before he enhanced himself. This had the effect of making a great player into one who was greater than anyone else, and without a doubt greater than anybody who played by the rules could possibly be. This effectively skewed the entire sport.
2007-01-04 08:20:04 · answer #3 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've been around the game a long time,believe me everybody in the game does something to try and get an edge.if they say they don't there not telling the truth.Pitchers,Hitters,Fielders,there ways to cheat in every aspect of the game.the only time it's "OK" is when your not caught.
2007-01-04 07:33:16 · answer #4 · answered by Ricky Lee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cheating whomps! It has cost many a Club to loose a sure game. I think the only thing that is bad in the "real world" that is good in baseball is stealing! :) It sometimes make me wish the umps could see what we see in the slow motion re-plays.
2007-01-04 06:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by Countess Nefertiri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Steroids and Cork Bats are not OK. That means Bonds and Sosa.
Pine Tar and Vaseline is OK.
PETE ROSE should be in the Hall of Fame.
2007-01-04 06:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by HD Rider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No cheating allowed is the only way to bring integrity back to the greatest game ever.
2007-01-04 06:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by pcaff13 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cheater never wins. Don't do it
2007-01-04 06:35:00 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
??? cheat in baseball
2007-01-04 06:30:16 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
SPITBALL IS OK.
STEROIDS ARE NOT.
2007-01-04 10:54:09 · answer #10 · answered by smitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋